A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district on October 8, 1821, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Linn (DR) on January 5, 1821, prior to the start of the 17th Congress.[1]
Election results
| Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
| Lewis Condict
|
Democratic-Republican
|
9,900
|
46.5%
|
| Robert W. Rutherford
|
Democratic-Republican
|
6,662
|
31.3%
|
| James Parker
|
Federalist
|
4,737
|
22.2%
|
Condict took his seat with the rest of New Jersey's delegation at the start of the 1st session of the 17th Congress.
See also
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